Pm visit to africa

Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai started his four-day official visit to South Africa Nov. 22 at the invitation of the South African president Thabo Mbeki.
On Monday morning, PM Khai was given a red carpet welcome by President Thabo Mbeki, together with South African ministers and senior officials at the Presidential Palace.
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Prime Minister Phan Van Khai and his entourage arrived in Pretoria, the Republic of South Africa on Monday for an official visit from November 22-25. The visit is being made at the invitation of South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki. After the red-carpet welcome, Prime Minister Khai reviewed the guard of honour and had a separate meeting with President Mbeki. Mr Khai expressed his pleasure at the visit to South Africa, a beautiful nation that has age-old historical and cultural traditions and is homeland of Nelson Maldela. The visit coincides with the celebration of the 10th anniversary of freedom and democracy. Mr Khai hoped that this visit will open up a new chapter in Vietnam-South Africa relations. For his part, President Thabo Mbeki stated that Vietnam and South Africa come to each other with earnest desires for aspiration of independence and freedom. The two countries share views on many regional and international issues and consider bilateral co-operation in many fields to be an … [Read more...] about Prime Minister Phan Van Khai begins official visit to South Africa

British Prime Minister David Cameron flew into the Libyan capital on Thursday for a previously unannounced visit, just days after Britain warned of threats to its embassy in Tripoli.
Ringed by security, Cameron arrived at Tripoli airport at 11:00 am (1000 GMT).
The British premier, accompanied by Libyan Interior Minister Ashur Shwayel, made his way to a police academy in southern Tripoli where he attended a ceremony to mark the promotion of officers.
A Libyan government official told AFP that security cooperation would be at the centre of Cameron's talks in Tripoli.
Downing Street said on Twitter that the prime minister travelled to the North Africa country "to discuss how the UK can continue to help build a strong, prosperous, democratic" Libya.
The British embassy in Tripoli, for its part, tweeted that Cameron was in Libya "to reiterate UK support for Libya's transition".
On Thursday, Britain urged its nationals to leave Benghazi immediately because of a … [Read more...] about British PM makes surprise visit to Libya

Vietnam will facilitate operations of the new IBM service center in the country, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told visiting IBM executive vice president Nicholas Donofrio Monday.
At a reception in Hanoi, Dung said he hoped the US corporation would expand its operation in Vietnam, thus promoting the development of information technology in the country.
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President Nguyen Minh Triet (right) is welcomed by his Tunisian counterpart Zeine Al-Abidine Ben Ali (left) during his state visit to Tunisia. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Khang
TUNIS — President Nguyen Minh Triet and his Tunisian counterpart have reaffirmed the importance of developing traditional ties between the two countries. The Vietnamese President was paying a State visit to Tunisia, the first-ever by a Vietnamese head of State to Tunisia since the two countries established diplomatic ties on December 15, 1972. After an official welcoming ceremony at Carthage Palace, State President Triet held talks with Tunisian President Zeine Al-Abidine Ben Ali, during which he affirmed that Viet Nam always attached importance to developing a relationship with Tunisia and considers the country one of its priority partners in North Africa. He spoke highly of the achievements that the Tunisian people made during their national construction and development and said he was pleased with … [Read more...] about President pays state visit to Tunisia to boost ties